Indians Would Cinch Rose Bowl Berth by Defeating the Bears
Stanford visits California in a pivotal showdown that could clinch the Pacific Coast Conference title and secure a Rose Bowl bid for the Indians. A Stanford win would seal the title. a loss leaves Stanford tied with Washington, with conference votes deciding the bowl spot.
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Sugar Bowl foes narrowed to three teams
New Orleans report says Boston College Nebraska and Tennessee are finalists to face in the Sugar Bowl after their recent games. Boston College beat Tulane 27 7 while Nebraska lost to Minnesota and Tennessee edged toward a Pasadena Rose Bowl bid before Texas A and M upset Texas.
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Boston College
Holy Cross
Kansas State
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Tulane
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Pasadena
Minnesota
Lawrence
Biff) Jones
Louisiana State
Louis to defend heavyweight title monthly this winter
New York dispatch reports Joe Louis will defend the heavyweight title monthly this season under promoter Mike Jacobs plan. December 16 in Boston against Al McCoy precedes a January fight with Red Burman in New York, with February slated for Los Angeles and March in Philadelphia against Gus Dorazio.
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Philadelphia
Billy Conn
Santa Clara Faces Sooners In Pass Heavy Showdown
Santa Clara Broncos rely on a pass oriented attack against Oklahoma in San Francisco. Oklahoma, second in the Big Six, seeks upset behind a large line while Santa Clara aims to rebound after a lone season loss and two ties.
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Fort Riley Payroll and Camp Funston Construction Update
Daily payroll at Camp Funston tops $10,000 as the new $4,000,000 home of the second cavalry division rises under construction at Fort Riley. Employee numbers continue to grow with ongoing deployment and project activity.
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Courtesy touchdown caps Electra's season in Vernon game
Vernon Texas November 30: Electra, winless and yet to score, earned a late courtesy touchdown from an Electra end on a 35 yard reception. Vernon won 47 to 6, sparing Electra further humiliation of a season without a scoring drive.
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Cagers Begin New Season at Liberty Memorial High
Liberty Memorial high opens practice Monday with coach Elmer Schaake directing six lettermen Junius Penny Curtis Hinshaw Harold Sample Gordon Stucker Pat Green and Carl Hird for the first Northeast Kansas league entry The Lions play Manhattan high at Manhattan Friday December 13 and meet Junction City at home January 10 Rosedale high Bulldogs visit for conference opener New lima bean backboards are installed in the Memorial gymnasium.
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Memorial High School
Central Conference All Star Team Named
St Benedicts college places four on the Central Conference all star football team and Emporia Teachers adds three. Ends Steve Gergens and Bob Layden. tackles Joe Jellison and Bob McGinness. guards Visnic Long. center Kenneth Gire. quarterback Bill Parente. halves Keith Caywood Irv Camp Sulack Doe OConnor.
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Bob Layden
Southwestern
Joe Jellison
Fort Hays
Bob McGinness
Emporia State
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Shorty” Long
Kenneth Gire
Pittsburg
Bill Parente
Keith Caywood
Irv Camp
Sulack Doe Q’connor
Brooklyn Dodgers Hire Patsy Clark as Manager Again
Mirror Today recalls a year ago when Patsy Clark re signed as manager of the Brooklyn football Dodgers. The piece notes Cornell receiving the Lambert Trophy as season’s top East team and mentions prior Rose Bowl bid acceptances by Alabama and a historic 28-6 Army win in 1939.
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Brooklyn
Fights Roundup From Across Cities
AP reports boxing results with Billy Conn outpointing Lee Savold in Pittsburgh, Toby Vigil and Red Green drawing in Los Angeles, Eddie Miller outpointing Roxie Forgione in Philadelphia, and Bobby Ivy defeating Pate DeGrasse in New Britain Connecticut.
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Pittsburgh
Lee Savold
Des Moines
Hollywood
Toby Vigil
Los Angeles
Red Green
Drew
Philadelphia
Eddie Miller
Roxie Forgione
New Britain
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Bobby Ivy
Hartford
Pate DeGrasse
New York City
Proposal for an official scorer amid football officiating debate
Francis Wallace urges adding an official scorer to college football crews to settle down and clarify down changes punts and penalties. Critics warn it would clutter the field and push clockkeeping to the field judge, who already struggles with penalties and out-of-bounds spots.
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Ohio State
Purdue
Francis Wallace
Walter R. Okeson
Wallace
Conn Wins Fifth Crown in Loss to Savold at Garden
Billy Conn defeated Lee Savold over 12 rounds to claim his fifth heavyweight title defense. Savold, lacking a lasting punch, avoided decisive damage though Conn sustained a cut under one eye. Promoter Mike Jacobs and trainer Johnny Ray voiced confidence in Conn for a possible bout with Louis next June.
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Goucher Coeds Estimate Cost of Their Clothes
Baltimore November 30. Coeds at Goucher College estimate cost of clothing for four years. Adequate wardrobe set at 135 dollars annually, liberal budget 334.88, and a maximum 1400 dollars. Breakdowns include dresses 89.50 coats 55.03 cleaning 4.25 hats 14 shoes 30.90 and other items.
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Goucher College
Refugees Arrive in Unoccupied France From Lorraine
Marshal Petain announced that 70 000 residents from Nazi occupied Lorraine have reached the unoccupied zone. He urged the French to welcome them warmly noting their losses and steadfast spirit as they face their fate.
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Philippe Petain
Lorraine
Missouri Q B Paul Christman Named Life All American
Paul Christman of Missouri University is listed at quarterback on the first All American team selected by Bill Stern in Life magazine this week.
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Life
Upsets and mentions ripple through college football talks
Roundup notes the Dodger deal for Mickey Owen heating up while California faces Stanford in a pivotal game. Texas Longhorns bowl fate questioned as national chatter grows. Joe Boland linked with Midwest shifts for Notre Dame, and Tommy Harmon faces scrutiny for past Minnesota matchups.
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George Jessel at Fordham rally and big football pick
Comedian George Jessel and his eye-filling wife attended a Fordham football rally last night. Across Salina Kansas 53 of 750 players, more than seven percent, chose all 12 winners in a football pool. Harmon and Grange to clash in a radio battle of wits on Red's Chicago show. Pauline Azcudun plans a German Red Cross benefit fight with Max Schmeling after past losses to Joe Louis.
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Notable Football Talk Dismisses Undefeated Myths
The Daily News notes skepticism about perfect records in football, suggesting some unbeatens may owe success to questionable officiating. It cites the Cornells as a team doing well until distractions or distractions affected performance. Wilbur Keale weighs in from Jackson MI.
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Daily News
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Undefeated Charles Town Highs Face Tough Talk on Linemen
In two years Charles Town West Virginia highs remain undefeated and untied. Examples show Wrights in college lineups like Louisiana Normal being crushed by Tulane 47 to 0. Chapman Kansas highs once scored two points then beat Herington 34 to 0. Vanderbilt students sing in honor of new line coach Bear Bryant during a fourth period Alabama Vanderbilt game.
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Vanderbilt
Béar Bryant
Clemson Tigers Letter Calls Out Dissent Within Ranks
A Clemson Tigers note signed by 16 members scolds readers for gullibility and laments perceived dissension in the group. The authors apologize to supporters in a terse communication.
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Fellows
Bents and Brekke Lead Tulane Football Tackles
The Messrs. Bents and Brekke are two tackles for the Tulane football squad, providing key line play as the team prepares for its season.
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Brekke
Tulane
Four Die In Crash Near Atkinson Neb From Dance Outing
Four youths from ONeill and Atkinson die when their car crashes into a parked grain truck near Atkinson Nebraska. Frances Mullen 23 of Atkinson drives the car and perishes as flames engulf the vehicle. The truck, driven by Clyde F Hagan Jr of St Joseph Missouri, had run out of gas.
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Farmers want more income, fewer AAA payments says O Neal
Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation argues in Chicago that farmers seek higher prices and parity under a revised program rather than large cash payments. He notes Congress will face farm issues again in 1941 and cites past cash supports of 212 to 225 million dollars.
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Edward A. O'Neal
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WPA Defense Jobs Hit Kansas Total Two Thousand Employed
Kansas reveals 2009 workers on national defense projects. Clarence Nevins says 1514 labor Fort Riley and Leavenworth improvements. 435 labor airports at Wichita Hutchinson and Dodge City. 72 workers on Iola armory. 76 in vocational training for defense industry work.
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Cows in Class B Stump Arizona Officials
In Phoenix on November 30 the Arizona Tax Assessors association debated a note reading class B mildh cow. Mohave county assessor W C Ruggles broke the silence declaring the phrase refers to a cow that icks.
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Arizona Tax Assessors’ Association
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Mohave
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